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Outstanding Official

Frank VanderMay to be honored as State’s Top Official

Frank VanderMay of Lafayette is the recipient of Frank has been a licensed softball official for 20
the 2016 Interscholastic Athletic Official Association years, during which he has officiated 18 sectionals,
Award for excellence in the sport of Softball. Frank six regionals, three semi-states, and three state
will be honored in a special championships in 2005, 2009, and 2013. He is a
ceremony during Satur- member of the Western Officials Association, and
day’s state finals. is licensed to officiate track and field and cross
The Indiana High country in addition to softball.
School Athletic Association, Frank attended high school at Lafayette Jeffer-
in cooperation with the son and went on to graduate with a BA in Business/
National Federation of Marketing from Indiana University in 1971. In addi-
Interscholastic Officials tion to his involvement in athletics as a high school
Association, recognizes official, Frank established the umpire clinic for the
and honors an outstanding Wea Township Baseball/Softball Association. He
official in each of 11 sports and his wife, Pat, have been married for 43 years,
during the school year. and have one daughter, Jennifer (38).

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